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Growth in trucking leading to demand for drivers

The commercial truck industry has been experiencing strong growth in recent years and many labor experts predict that another 500,000 professionally trained commercial truck drivers may be needed over the next decade. That means drivers with professional training from a respected driver training program, like 黑料不打烊, are finding success in landing a job at some of the nation鈥檚 top trucking firms. Recruiters at 黑料不打烊 work with some of the nation鈥檚 top truck carriers to help students find the job they are looking for in this growing field. In fact, many students at 黑料不打烊 complete the driver training…

Medical assistants needed to adapt to change

New technologies, new regulations and new insurance practices keep the healthcare industry dynamic and that means today鈥檚 medical assistants must not only have relevant training, but be able to adapt to the constantly changing medical field. Demand for medical assistants is growing, but healthcare employers are looking for applicants who have professional training and are up to the challenge of changing as the healthcare industry continues to change. Medical assistants work in both a clinical setting and an administrative role. They must be versed in medical terms and understand how to perform certain duties on the clinical side of a…

Used truck sales grow again

For the second consecutive month, used truck sales are up across the United States as commercial truck carriers look to keep up with growing demand. In the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks report released by ACT Research, March sales were up 4 percent in month over month comparisons. That marked the second consecutive month of growth and commercial truck officials believe that growth will continue as the demand for trucking services continues to grow at historic rates. The growth in the commercial truck industry comes at a time when the overall economy is in a time…

Diesel prices expected to drop in 2013

Rising fuel prices have been a challenge for commercial truck carriers in recent months but a report by the U.S. Energy Department鈥檚 Energy Information Administration predicts that diesel prices will be lower later in 2013 than they currently are. Diesel prices averaged $3.97 in 2012 and averaged as high as $4.02 in January. However, the Energy Information Administration believes the ultimate average in 2013 will be lower and that the average for 2014 will be near $3.82. The current weekly average is $4.104 per gallon, and on-highway diesel fuel retail prices averaged $4.02 per gallon in the fourth quarter of…

CDL graduate, Matt "Tiny" Johnson
CDL graduate, Matt "Tiny" Johnson

Matt “Tiny” Johnson is a Hamrick CDL graduate. He stops by every now and then to say hi and visit with everyone. It’s always good to see you Tiny! Thanks for stopping by!